To: cinives
Okay, so they've paid off their debts and lived reasonably well--obviously they're not poor--but it's only in their forties (the age when many judges are appointed) that many hit their prime earning years, and by taking judgeships they're giving up their best opportunity to actually save a substantial amount or reach a point where expenses like their kids' educations are no longer significant issues. To most of the population, they're still very well paid, but they're often still not rich, and they're sacrificing hundreds of thousands of dollars a year compared to what they could make.
To: Young Scholar
So what? they get a lifetime job doing whatever they want and evidently are virtually unaccountable to anyone for anything. Impeach one of them and he or she will teach you a lesson by running for congress and desecrating government even further. The judiciary has become pussy-willow and compensation has little to do with that. You don't have to be a lawyer to be on the Supreme Court, and a few blue collars there would help moderate things.
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